The Mein tribe of the
Ijaw Ijaw may refer to:
*Ijaw people
The Izon people or Izon Otu, otherwise known as the Ijaw people due to the historic mispronunciation of the name ''Izon'', are an ethnic group majorly found in the Niger Delta in Nigeria, with significant populatio ...
people lives along the
Forcados River in
Delta State,
Nigeria
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. The Mein trace their origins to
Benin City, via parts of the central
Niger Delta
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. Important Mein
settlements include Ogobiri and Kiagbodo.
Most of the Mein live along the Forcados River in
Burutu and
Bomadi
Bomadi is an Ijaw local government area in Delta State, Nigeria
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Local Government
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Areas of Delta state, with Kiagbodo as the most